Tag: climate change

“Climate change is one of the great challenges of our time, and the time for action is now.”

In addition to pledging to stop deforestation, Norway is also responsible for funding several environmental projects worldwide.

From Cornel West to Bill McKibben, Sanders picks some heavy-hitting social movement leaders for the Democratic National Committee.

“Climate change is real, it is caused by human activity and it is already causing devastating harm. Extreme weather disasters like hurricanes will devastate communities and cost the American taxpayers billions of dollars.”

Environmentalists may debate over whether Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders would be better on climate. But what is indisputable is that both accept climate science and propose policies based on science that would cut carbon pollution.

“This problem is not going away and it is likely to get worse."

There has long been a clarion call to save the planet for future generations. It becomes increasingly clear that it is the younger generation that will save us all.

“Tens of thousands of activists took to the streets, occupied mines, blocked rail lines, linked arms, paddled in kayaks and held community meetings in 13 countries, pushing the boundaries of conventional protest to find new ways to demand coal, oil and gas stay in the ground.”

It isn’t just the heat. Warming could create new dustbowls in the Middle East, making raising enough food impossible.

In Vietnam the incidents of dead fish have become so bad that soldiers are being deployed to bury them.